"But if you
will really help us, we'll promise that you shall lose nothing by the
transaction."
At this instant Dan Baxter leaped to his feet and ran for his gun,
while Bill Harney and Lemuel Husty did the same.
"Come out here, Grinder!" shouted the bully. "Somebody or some wild
animal is around!"
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE BLACK BEAR.
"Somebody is coming!" ejaculated Sam. "I hope it is Dick, with Mr.
Barrow!"
"So do I," returned Tom.
Without saying a word more, Jasper Grinder ran from the inner cave and
joined Baxter and the guide. His face was pale, and he was evidently
much disturbed.
Soon Baxter and his party were outside, and the Rover boys heard them
moving up and down the gully. Several minutes passed, and then came a
gunshot, followed by another.
"I hope they are not firing on Dick or Mr. Barrow," said Sam, with
something of a shudder.
"I guess not," returned his brother. "If they were, we'd probably hear
shots in return."
An hour went by, and then Dan Baxter and the others came back, the guide
carrying several rabbits and a large fox.
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